Entitled ‘Delivering Flexibility and Control to Commercial Lighting Solutions’, the seminar discusses the cost and future flexibility implications of different power distribution options, including traditional hard wired, prefabricated cable systems and busbar systems. The CPD examines the cost and flexibility implications of each option on a whole life installed cost basis, factoring in both upgrade from Category A to Category B fit-out and long term changes in occupier requirements and technology.
The presentation outlines the different levels of control that can be achieved by each type of power distribution system, explaining the capabilities and limitations of each. It also explains why there has been a growth in the use of DALI controls and highlights the additional functionality offered by a plug and play communications bus.
Steve Marr, lead marketing manager for Legrand’s power distribution business, explained, ‘As specifiers are challenged to build sustainability into every element of a build it’s important that we help them understand the importance of putting in a system at build that can adapt with a building’s need to reduce whole life costs and the waste of strip out, as well as improving lighting control functionality. That’s exactly what this CPD does.’
